Scores

Final

Sam Houston St 84

(10-5, 2-0 Southland)

SE Louisiana 79

(10-6, 2-1 Southland)

4:00 PM ET, January 16, 2010

University Center, Hammond, LA

1 2 T
SHSU 38 4684
SELA 35 4479

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: A. Mitchell 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

Southeastern Louisiana: G. Dixon 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Sam Houston St. 84, SE Louisiana 79

Associated Press

HAMMOND, La. -- Ashton Mitchell scored 24 points and Sam Houston State defeated Southeastern Louisiana 84-79 on Saturday.

The Bearkats (10-6, 2-0 Southland Conference) trailed 78-77 with 1:21 remaining, before outscoring the Lions 7-1 over the last minute.

Gilberto Clavell tied the game on the first of two free throws with 58 seconds to go. After Clavell missed the second, Preston Brown came down with the offensive rebound and followed with a dunk to give Sam Houston State an 80-78 lead with 56 seconds remaining.

Damon Forest made one of two free throws 19 seconds later to pull the Lions (10-6, 2-1) within one point. But the Bearkats made four straight free throws the rest of the way to seal the win.

Clavell finished with 18 points and Corey Almond added 17 for Sam Houston State.

Gary Dixon scored 24 points and Forest finished with 16 for the Lions, who improved to 9-0 at home.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
SELA
Points 84 79
FG Made-Attempted 25-65 (.385) 27-56 (.482)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 11-25 (.440)
FT Made-Attempted 29-36 (.806) 14-17 (.824)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 29 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 5

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
SELA
PointsA. Mitchell 24G. Dixon 24
ReboundsG. Clavell 7J. Marks 7
AssistsA. Mitchell 3J. Marks 9
StealsA. Mitchell 4P. Sullivan 2
BlocksA. Mitchell 1P. Sullivan 4
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | SE Louisiana

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 16, 2010 SHSU 84, @SELA 79Recap
Mar 11, 2010 @SHSU 88, SELA 85Recap

Next 5 Games

SHSU
SELA
01/20 TXST 8:00pm
01/23 @UTA 8:00pm
01/27 LAM 8:05pm
01/30 @AMCC 8:00pm
02/03 UTSA 8:00pm
 01/20 @MCNS 8:00pm
01/23 @SFA 7:00pm
01/27 CARK 8:00pm
01/30 @NICH 3:00pm
02/03 TXST 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | SE Louisiana

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Sam Houston State14-225-7
Stephen F. Austin11-523-9
UTSA9-719-11
Southeastern Louisiana10-619-12
Texas-Arlington8-816-14
Texas A&M-CC10-617-15
Texas State9-715-16
Lamar5-1114-18
Nicholls State7-911-19
Northwestern State5-1110-19
McNeese State5-1110-20
Central Arkansas3-139-21
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